Full Text of SB3055 98th General Assembly
SB3055 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014 SB3055 Introduced 2/7/2014, by Sen. Daniel Biss SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 415 ILCS 30/3 | from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 116.113 | 415 ILCS 30/5 | from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 116.115 | 415 ILCS 30/6 | from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 116.116 |
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Amends the Illinois Water Well Construction Code. Changes the definitions of "modification" and "closed loop well". Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Water Well Construction Code is | 5 | | amended by changing Sections 3, 5, and 6 as follows:
| 6 | | (415 ILCS 30/3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 116.113)
| 7 | | Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the | 8 | | context otherwise requires:
| 9 | | (a) "Construction" means all acts necessary to obtaining | 10 | | ground water by
any method, including without limitation the | 11 | | location
of and the excavation for the well, but not including | 12 | | prospecting,
surveying or other acts preparatory thereto, nor | 13 | | the installation of pumps
and pumping equipment.
| 14 | | (b) "Department" means the Department of Public Health.
| 15 | | (c) "Director" means the Director of Public Health.
| 16 | | (d) "Modification" means the alteration of the structure of | 17 | | an existing water well, including, but not limited to, | 18 | | deepening, elimination of a buried suction line, installation | 19 | | of a liner, replacing, repairing, or extending casing, or | 20 | | replacement of a well screen. Pertaining to closed loop wells, | 21 | | "modification" also means any alteration to the construction of | 22 | | the borehole of an existing closed loop well, including, but | 23 | | not limited to, regrouting and installation of additional |
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| 1 | | boreholes any change, replacement or other alteration of
any | 2 | | water well which shall be contrary to the rules and regulations
| 3 | | regarding the construction of a well .
| 4 | | (e) "Water well" means any excavation that is drilled, | 5 | | cored, bored,
washed, driven, dug, jetted or otherwise | 6 | | constructed when the intended use
of such excavation is for the | 7 | | location, diversion, artificial recharge, or
acquisition of | 8 | | ground water, but such term does not include an excavation
made | 9 | | for the purpose of obtaining or prospecting for oil, natural | 10 | | gas,
minerals or products of mining or quarrying or for | 11 | | inserting media to
repressure oil or natural gas bearing | 12 | | formation or for storing petroleum,
natural gas or other | 13 | | products or for observation or any other purpose in
connection | 14 | | with the development or operation of a gas storage project.
| 15 | | (f) "Public water system", "community water system", | 16 | | "non-community
water system", "semi-private water system" and | 17 | | "private water system" have
the meanings ascribed to them in | 18 | | the Illinois Groundwater Protection Act.
| 19 | | (g) "Potential route", "potential primary source" and | 20 | | "potential
secondary source" have the meanings
ascribed to them | 21 | | in the Environmental
Protection Act.
| 22 | | (h) "Closed loop well" means a sealed, watertight loop of | 23 | | pipe buried
outside of a building foundation intended to | 24 | | recirculate a liquid solution
through a heat exchanger but is | 25 | | limited to the construction of the bore hole , piping in the | 26 | | borehole, heat exchange fluid, and the grouting of the bore |
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| 1 | | hole and does not include the piping and appurtenances used in | 2 | | any other capacity. "Closed loop well" does not include any | 3 | | horizontal closed loop well systems where grouting is not | 4 | | necessary by law or standard industry practice.
| 5 | | (i) "Monitoring well" means a water well intended for the | 6 | | purpose of
determining groundwater quality or quantity.
| 7 | | (j) "Closed loop well contractor" means any person who
| 8 | | installs closed loop wells for another person. "Closed loop
| 9 | | well contractor" does not include the employee of a closed loop
| 10 | | contractor. | 11 | | (Source: P.A. 97-363, eff. 8-15-11.)
| 12 | | (415 ILCS 30/5) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 116.115)
| 13 | | Sec. 5. Department powers and duties.
| 14 | | The Department has general supervision and authority over | 15 | | the location,
construction and modification of water wells, | 16 | | closed loop wells and
monitoring wells and for the | 17 | | administration of
this Act. With respect thereto it shall:
| 18 | | (a) Adopt and publish, and from time to time amend | 19 | | rules and regulations
as hereinafter provided;
| 20 | | (b) Commencing no later than January 1, 1988, issue | 21 | | permits for the
construction , modification, abandonment, | 22 | | or change in depth of any water well other than community | 23 | | public
water systems and monitoring wells;
| 24 | | (b-5) Commencing no later than one year after the | 25 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General |
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| 1 | | Assembly, issue permits for the construction, | 2 | | modification, and abandonment of closed loop wells; and | 3 | | (c) Exercise such other powers as are practical and | 4 | | reasonably necessary
to carry out and enforce the | 5 | | provisions of this Act.
| 6 | | (Source: P.A. 97-363, eff. 8-15-11.)
| 7 | | (415 ILCS 30/6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 116.116)
| 8 | | Sec. 6. Rules and regulations. The Department shall adopt | 9 | | and amend rules and regulations reasonably
necessary to | 10 | | effectuate the policy declared by this Act. Such rules and
| 11 | | regulations shall provide criteria for the proper location and | 12 | | construction
of any water well, closed loop well or monitoring | 13 | | well and shall, no
later than January 1, 1988, provide for
the | 14 | | issuance of permits for the construction , modification, and | 15 | | abandonment operation of water wells
other than community | 16 | | public water systems and
monitoring wells. The
Department shall | 17 | | by
regulation require a one time
fee, not to exceed $100, for | 18 | | permits for construction, modification, or abandonment of | 19 | | water wells. The Department shall by rule require a one-time | 20 | | fee for permits for the construction, modification, or | 21 | | abandonment of closed loop wells.
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 97-363, eff. 8-15-11.)
| 23 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 24 | | becoming law.
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